What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Cuba and Kuwait?

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Kuwait ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Kuwait?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Kuwait: Mortality rate, infant

Cuba

6.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Kuwait

7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Cuba rank

140th

Kuwait rank

137th

Mortality rate, infant over time

Cuba
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 7 per 1,000 live births against 6.8 per 1,000 live births in Cuba, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 140th and Kuwait ranks 137th of 197 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1960s	35.79 per 1,000 live births	87.13 per 1,000 live births	51.34 per 1,000 live births	Kuwait
1970s	25.24 per 1,000 live births	45.12 per 1,000 live births	19.88 per 1,000 live births	Kuwait
1980s	14.59 per 1,000 live births	21.44 per 1,000 live births	6.85 per 1,000 live births	Kuwait
1990s	8.8 per 1,000 live births	12.42 per 1,000 live births	3.62 per 1,000 live births	Kuwait
2000s	5.77 per 1,000 live births	9.97 per 1,000 live births	4.2 per 1,000 live births	Kuwait
2010s	4.95 per 1,000 live births	8.1 per 1,000 live births	3.15 per 1,000 live births	Kuwait
2020s	6.22 per 1,000 live births	7.34 per 1,000 live births	1.12 per 1,000 live births	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Cuba or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 7 per 1,000 live births against 6.8 per 1,000 live births in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Cuba and Kuwait?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Kuwait?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Kuwait rank globally for mortality rate, infant?: Cuba ranks 140th and Kuwait ranks 137th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.